Wheel guard or fender.



PATENTED APE. 5, 1904.

E. MOEAUSLAND. v A WHEEL GUARD 0E EENEEE.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 1'. 1903.

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l of the shank B.

. first engaging the shank B with the bifurcated be readily adjustedeither laterally or in an- UNITED STATES DAVID MCCAUSLAND, OF DETROIT,

MICHIGAN, ASSIGN OR TO BRISCOE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF DETROIT,MICHIGAN, A CORPORA- TION OF MICHIGAN.

WHEEL GUARD OR FENDER.

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I Application filed December l, 1903.

T0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID MCCAUSLAND, a citizen of theUnitedStates,residing at Detroit, in the county of Vayne and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VheelGuards or Fenders, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to wheel guards or fenders; and it consists in theconstruction as hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings, Figure l is a diagram elevation showing a guard orfender to which my improvement is applied. Fig. 2 is a perspective viewof the parts constituting the securing means for the fender. Fig. 3 is abottom plan view, partly in section; and Fig. 4 is a longitudinalsection. Y

A is the guard or fender, and B is a shank for securing the same to thebody of the ve- C is a bifurcated bearing secured to the under side ofthe fender A and preferably formed from sheet metal struck up with acentral U-shaped portion a and laterally-extending securing-iianges b.The sides c of the U -shaped portion are apertured for the passage D isa clamping member engaging the shank' B intermediate the furcations ofthe bearing. As shown, this comprises a'n eyebolt having a threadedshankd, whichV is arranged to X- the portion c of the bearing.

E is a nut engaging' the threaded portion of the shank d, and F is aclip-plate apertured at e to engage with the shank l and having iiangesf for embracing the sides c.

The parts being constructed as described, the fender may be secured inposition by bearing and threading it through the eyebolt D between, thefurcations of said bearing. The nut E may then be turned to draw theshank Z outward and in so doing clamps the shank B in the bifurcatedbearing.

It will be understood that the guard may gular relation to the wheel bysimply loosening the nut E, which will permit of sliding Patent No.756,393, dated April 5, 1904.

` Serial No. 183,409. (No model.)

the bearing C upon the shank B or swiveling it thereon.

Vhat I claim as my invention isl. The combination with a wheel guard orfender and a supporting-shank therefor of a bifurcated bearing upon theunder side of said guard, adapted to receive said shank a clampingmember engaging said shank intermediate the furcations of said bearingand extending laterally outward therefrom, and means for clamping orloosening said member from the outer end thereof.

2. The combination with a wheel guard or fender and a supporting-shanktherefor of a bifurcated bearing on the under side of said guard, aneyebolt sleeved on said shank intermediate the furcations of saidbearing, and extending laterally outward therefrom, and a clamping-nuthaving a threaded engagement with the outer end of said bolt and drawingagainst the edges of said bifurcated bearing. 3. The combination with awheel guard or fender and a supporting-'shank therefor, of a bifurcatedbearing on the under side of said vguard with which said shank engages,an eyebolt sleeved on said shank intermediate the furcations -of saidbearing, and extending'` laterally outward therefrom, 'a clip-plateengaging the outer end of said bolt and embracing the edges of saidbearing, and a clamping-nut having a threaded engagement with the outer,end of said bolt.

4. v,The combination with a Wheel guard or f ender, and asupporting-shank therefor, of a

